China’s previously most lively and vivid example of the nation’s technological prowess and innovation and now lying more quietly. The wider situation of the Chinese economy helps explain why.  China’s largest tech companies have now started to bear the brunt of the country’s wider economic slowdown. This is not good news for the leader, Xi […]

How the Canada-India Dispute Affects Global Allies Diplomatic expulsions, trade fallout, and rising tensions between Canada and India have drawn in other nations, complicating multilateral relations across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. The recent diplomatic row between Canada and India, ignited by Canadian accusations of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian […]

On September 25, 2024, just six days before his inauguration, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba published an essay through the Hudson Institute, advocating for the creation of an “Asian NATO.” His reasoning is clear: as he writes, “Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow.” Ishiba explains that, since Ukraine was not a NATO member, Article 5 of […]

With political shocks and the following supply chain disruptions, European countries’ aims of diversifying trading partners have gained a lot of momentum. Since most economies have adopted the goal of becoming climate-neutral, avoiding dependencies in areas that are crucial to achieve this goal remains challenging. With the current level of carbon-free technology, very specific materials […]

India’s Diamond and Necklace Strategy Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has been engaging in an ambitious foreign policy initiative known as the Diamond and Necklace Strategy. The primary purpose of this strategic framework is to enhance India’s maritime influence and security interests throughout the Indo-Pacific region by utilizing a combination of […]

Russia’s Most Important Ally? At a press conference back in late February, South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-Sik warned that North Korean munitions factories were operating at “full capacity” in supplying Russia with large amounts of weapons and ammunition. Most notably, this includes artillery shells which currently sustain Russia’s indiscriminatory bombing campaigns in eastern Ukraine, […]

Study of Recent Elections 2024 is considered to be election year globally, with at least 64 nations going into political transitions in this year. We will be looking into the elections of 3 South Asian nations which have an interconnected history, and similar dynamics but have evolved into interestingly contradicting political cultures. In the conclusion, […]